Baseball Recap: Eastbrook Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Northfield	13
04/09/25 vs Wes-Del	13
04/24/25 vs Madison-Grant	10
04/12/25 vs Southwood	10
04/14/25 @ Maconaquah	9

There's no place like home for Eastbrook, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on the Madison-Grant Argylls with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Carter Daugherty was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has become a key player for Eastbrook: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise. Daugherty was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Kyler Hackman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with seven RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Malakai Luthy was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Eastbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison-Grant only posted an OBP of .364.

Eastbrook now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Madison-Grant, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.

Coincidentally, Eastbrook and Madison-Grant will both be playing Wabash the next time they take the field. The Argylls will head out to face the Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Panthers will host them at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.